Studies on caprine responsiveness to nematodiasis: Segregation of male goats into responders and non-responders

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 187-194

  Patterson, D M ^a   Jackson, F ^a   Huntley, J F ^a   Stevenson, L M ^a   Jones, D G ^a   Jackson, E ^a   Russel, A J F ^b  

^a MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eosinophils; Goats; Males; Nematodes; Non responders; Responders

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EOSINOPHIL; GOAT; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MALE; NEMATODE; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA; CAPRA HIRCUS; NEMATODA; TELADORSAGIA CIRCUMCINCTA; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS VITRINUS;

EID: 0030051818     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0020-7519(95)00121-2     Document Type: Article

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